Thomas Sowell on Race, Culture, and Communication

From the essay "Black Rednecks and White Liberals":

"The cultural values and social patterns prevalent among Southern whites included . . . a style of religious oratory marked by strident rhetoric, unbridled emotions, and flamboyant imagery. This oratorical style carried over into the political oratory of the region in both the Jim Crow era and the civil rights era, and has continued on into our own times among black politicians, preachers, and activists."